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 Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:20 am Post subject: First Flight |
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Friends,
Yesterday N2630J “Lil Bruiser” took to the air for the first time!
Scott Severen, test pilot for IndUS Aviation, flew her for about an hour. Scott told me that he was thoroughly prepared for an unsavory experience. Once in the air, though, he was pleasantly surprised and said he really had fun doing the flight. He was highly complimentary about the flight characteristics of the airplane; it was very easy to fly and everything was as it should be. The Corvair engine performed strongly and flawlessly. I don’t have all the numbers, but Scott reported that all temperatures and pressures stayed in the green, with RPMs up to 3200 and speeds up to 120 mph.
The not-so-great photos were taken by me from the chase plane, an IndUS Thorpedo flown by Ed Bandy. We flew out of Eagles Nest Estates (2TS6) and Scott did several touch and goes at Mid-Way Regional (JWY). Overall, a Great Day for me and “Lil Bruiser”.
Jay in Dallas
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z601(at)anemicaardvark.co
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:48 am Post subject: First Flight |
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In reading the recent list of tragic events, I find myself wondering if the
European version of the 601XL should not be given some other designation. It
appears there are significant differences between it and the US version.
Calling them both 601XL may be giving a false impression.
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planecrazydld(at)yahoo.co
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:40 am Post subject: First Flight |
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Congrats Jay! Godspeed.
David L. Downey
Harleysville (SE) PA, USA
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Subject: First Flight
To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com, zenith601-list(at)matronics.com, n168tx(at)flytx.net, ber0101(at)swbell.net, mstephan(at)shr.net
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 10:19 AM
Friends,
Yesterday N2630J Lil Bruiser took to the air for the first time!
Scott Severen, test pilot for IndUS Aviation, flew her for about an hour. Scott told me that he was thoroughly prepared for an unsavory experience. Once in the air, though, he was pleasantly surprised and said he really had fun doing the flight. He was highly complimentary about the flight characteristics of the airplane; it was very easy to fly and everything was as it should be. The Corvair engine performed strongly and flawlessly. I dont have all the numbers, but Scott reported that all temperatures and pressures stayed in the green, with RPMs up to 3200 and speeds up to 120 mph.
The not-so-great photos were taken by me from the chase plane, an IndUS Thorpedo flown by Ed Bandy. We flew out of Eagles Nest Estates (2TS6) and Scott did several touch and goes at Mid-Way Regional (JWY). Overall, a Great Day for me and Lil Bruiser.
Jay in Dallas
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PatrickW
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: First Flight |
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| jaybannist(at)cs.com wrote: | | Yesterday N2630J “Lil Bruiser” took to the air for the first time! |
Outstanding!
Seeing all the recent First Flights is a real strong motivator for those of us who are still building. 
What was your test pilot worried about? He couldn't have been too concerned, otherwise he wouldn't have taken it up in the first place, right...?
Well done, Jay!
- Pat
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jaybannist(at)cs.com
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| Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject: First Flight |
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The test pilot is accustomed to test flying factory built airplanes. He occasionally has found problems early enough in a flight to abort the flight. Now, here comes a home built job with a converted car engine. He spent over two hours inspecting every aspect of the construction before he flew it. He was apparently convinced he could take off and get it back on the ground quickly if he didn't like the way it flew.
Jay
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Ron Lendon
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: First Flight |
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Congratulations Jay. I have been away from the list this week but this is good news.
do not archive
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